Run-up to Christmas 1: Arts & Crafts

We find bits and pieces of stuff that wouldn't make the news, but is curious enough to be shown. What better time than the week before Christmas to take a look at these products and perhaps help someone looking for presents for Brontë-lovers?

Today's post is devoted to arts & crafts:

Cross-stitch seems to have made a favourite of the Brontë Parsonage Museum, and apart from the kits sold at the Museum shop, there are others: a wintery Parsonage, (the same wintery Parsonage yet again, but a more close-up view, but, pst! the first one is cheaper), and a lush Parsonage (you need to scroll down to the last image). You can also have a Charlotte Brontë kit or even a replica kit of the samplers the girls made as children under the scrutinising eye of Aunt Branwell (scroll down until your halfway down. Picture here). The samplers can also be found here, with a picture for each one (the samplers by Maria and Elizabeth don't seem to be on sale anywhere).

If the person who will be receiving the present is past cross-stitch and up to the next level, you can always get them these lace bobbins, each featuring a Brontë sibling (rejoice: Branwell has just been added!).

And if they're not into sewing you could always go for this cute little cardboard model of the Parsonage.

On the other hand, if you don't want to add extra work to that person, you can always buy something already made, like one of these paintings by Doncaster artist John Bird (Mr Bird, if you are reading this, do tell the webmaster of your site that it's spelt HawOrth in all cases). Or this pencil drawing of the Parsonage by Michael Wilder.

You have no pretext now! Stay tuned for another edition of these ideas for Christmas presents :)

Categories: Brontëana